American Community Newspapers (American Community Newspapers) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.45 (As of Jun. 2008)

View and export this data going back to 2005. Start your Free Trial

What is American Community Newspapers COGS-to-Revenue?

American Community Newspapers's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jun. 2008 was $7.71 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2008 was $17.21 Mil.

American Community Newspapers's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2008 was 0.45.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. American Community Newspapers's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Jun. 2008 was 55.23%.

American Community Newspapers COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Community Newspapers's COGS-to-Revenue can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

American Community Newspapers COGS-to-Revenue Chart

American Community Newspapers Annual Data

Trend

Dec05

Dec06

Dec07

COGS-to-Revenue

0.18

0.25

0.44

American Community Newspapers Quarterly Data
	Jun05	Sep05	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08
COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial								-	0.44	0.45	0.47	0.45

American Community Newspapers COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

American Community Newspapers's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2007 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	15.972	/	36.169
	=	0.44

American Community Newspapers's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	7.706	/	17.211
	=	0.45

American Community Newspapers (OTCPK:ACNI) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin.

American Community Newspapers's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Jun. 2008 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	7.706 / 17.211
	=	55.23 %

A company that has a moat can usually maintain or even expand their Gross Margin. A company can increase its Gross Margin in two ways. It can increase the prices of the goods it sells and keeps its Cost of Goods Sold unchanged. Or it can keep the sales price unchanged and squeeze its suppliers to reduce the Cost of Goods Sold. Warren Buffett believes businesses with the power to raise prices have moats.

American Community Newspapers COGS-to-Revenue Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of American Community Newspapers's COGS-to-Revenue provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.

American Community Newspapers (American Community Newspapers) Business Description

Industry

GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Communication Services » Media - Diversified » American Community Newspapers Inc (OTCPK:ACNI) » Definitions » COGS-to-Revenue

Comparable Companies

FRLF GLBD EDUC MNI AHC LEE VALU DJCO IDWM TRNC NEWM GCI TIME SCHL MDP NYT JW.B

Traded in Other Exchanges

N/A

Address

14875 Landmark Boulevard, Suite 110, Addison, TX, USA, 75254

Website

http://www.acnpapers.com

American Community Newspapers Inc is a community newspaper publisher in the United States, operating within four major U.S. markets.

Executives

Rachesky Mark H Md	10 percent owner	40 WEST 57TH STREET, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Mhr Fund Management Llc	10 percent owner	1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS,, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Mhr Advisors Llc	10 percent owner
Marilyn Rubenstein	10 percent owner
Woodland Services Corp	10 percent owner
Israel A Englander	other: May be deemed as group member.	C/O MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC, 399 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Millenco, L.l.c.	10 percent owner	C/O MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC, 666 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10103
Millennium Management Llc	other: May be deemed as group member.	399 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Barry Rubenstein	10 percent owner	68 WHEATLEY RD, BROOKVILLE NY 11545

American Community Newspapers (American Community Newspapers) Headlines

No Headlines